Quality Improvement Research on Late Life Depression in Primary Care

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 772-784

  Callahan, Christopher M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035432183     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200108000-00004     Document Type: Article

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